Re: What about VYTORIN?
From: Steve Marcus (smarcus_spamout__at_cox.net)
Date: 11/30/04
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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:51:10 -0500
"outrider" <outrider@despammed.com> wrote in message
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> Steve Marcus wrote:
>> "outrider" <outrider@despammed.com> wrote in message
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>> >
>> > Janis wrote:
>> >> Ok, we see a lot about Crestor and other cholesterol lowering
>> > medications but
>> >> what about VYTORIN? Is this one just too new and they don't know
> as
>> > much about
>> >> bad side effects? I have been taking Crestor and my doctor is
> about
>> > to switch
>> >> me to VYTORIN. I'm just curious if anyone here has taken it or
> has
>> > any input
>> >> about it. I need to do more research for sure.
>> >
>> > Read "beachhouse" and "rind" on Vytorin.
>> > http://tinyurl.com/6njgm
>> >
>>
>> You should indeed read the above as recommended. But, when you do,
> read it
>> with care. Here's a quote from "David Rind":
>>
>> Actually, I think you could go further than that. There's no
> published
>> evidence that ezitimibe, one part of the combination being discussed,
> has
>> any clinical benefits either alone or in combination with other drugs
> for
>> cholesterol. It has been shown to reduce LDL levels, but that is not
> the
>> same as showing that it has a favorable effect on clinical outcomes.
> (There
>> are no trials showing it doesn't have clinical benefits either. No
> clinical
>> endpoint trials have been published.)"
>>
>> That's about as disingenuous a post as one is likely to read on
> Usenet.
>> First, Zetia, (ezitimibe) _has_ been shown to block absorption of
>> cholesterol in the digestive tract. Second, reduction of LDL levels
> _has_
>> been shown, *in general*, to produce favorable effects on clinical
> outcomes;
>> there's no need to show that reduction of LDL _by ezitimibe_ produces
>
>> favorable effects on clinical outcomes.
>>
>> While it's easy to recommend that you study up on medicines, which
> everyone
>> should do, one has to be very careful about doing so by reading
> Usenet.
>>
>> <balance snipped.>
>
>
>
> balance replaced:
>
> And read here for information on Crestor and other statins:
> http://www.medicationsense.com/articles/july_sept_04/crestor_truth.html
>
>
> You do need to research any med a physician suggests you take. I say
> suggests, because physicians are only your consultants. They are not
> responsible for your health; you are.
>
> Research here:
> www.pubmed.org
> www.ti.ubc.ca
> www.medicalconsumers.org
>
> Zee
For the record, the balance was snipped because the poster (Janis) to whom
Zee responded asked about Vytorin, and not about "Crestor and other
statins."
The lack of any comment by Zee regarding the quality of the information
about Vytorin *which Zee recommended to Janis" is duly noted.
Steve
-- The above posting is neither a legal opinion nor legal advice, because we do not have an attorney-client relationship, and should not be construed as either. This posting does not represent the opinion of my employer, but is merely my personal view. To reply, delete _spamout_ and replace with the numeral 3 > > > > > > >> >> > >> > Zee >> >> Steve >> -- >> The above posting is neither a legal opinion nor legal advice, >> because we do not have an attorney-client relationship, and >> should not be construed as either. This posting does not >> represent the opinion of my employer, but is merely my personal >> view. To reply, delete _spamout_ and replace with the numeral 3 >> > >
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